CyberWire Daily

Episodes

• Vigilante action against Emotet. Third-party risks and data breaches. Cerberus is for sale. And WastedLocker ransomware and the fortunes of crime.

  Jul 27, 2020

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• No matter the statistic, even if against the odds, focus on what you want. [Career Notes]

  Jul 26, 2020

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• It was only a matter of time. [Research Saturday]

  Jul 25, 2020

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• A warning for US critical infrastructure operators. Blackbaud extortion and data breach update. Who’s got the keys to Twitter? Sino-American cyber tensions.

  Jul 24, 2020

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• Twitter: hackers got a few accounts’ DMs. French policy toward Huawei hardens. Crooks against British sport. You and your boss should talk more.

  Jul 23, 2020

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• Meowing exposed databases. US indicts two Chinese nationals for hacking, and orders China to close its Houston consulate.

  Jul 22, 2020

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• Parliament gets its report on Russian hacking. A look at the cyber criminal economy. Russia says it has no hackers.

  Jul 21, 2020

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• Following the spoor of the Twitter hackers, a couple of whom seem to be talking to the press. Marketing databases and intelligence collection. TikTok ban? Hacking biomedical research.

  Jul 20, 2020

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• Have to be able to communicate to everybody. [Career Notes]

  Jul 19, 2020

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• Every time we get smarter, the bad guy changes something. [Research Saturday]

  Jul 18, 2020

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• High-grade grifter. Twitter’s disinformation potential. Hacking vaccine research and doxing trade talks. What Iran’s hackers are up to. And CISA says, for heaven’s sake, patch already.

  Jul 17, 2020

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• Twitter takes down verified accounts after major hack (most service now restored). Russian influence operations. Cozy Bear’s biomedical intelligence collection. Spearphishing in Hong Kong.

  Jul 16, 2020

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• A 2018 Presidential finding authorized the CIA to conduct a broad range of offensive cyber ops. Data breaches and ransomware incidents. Sloppy VPNs. SEC warns, and China woofs.

  Jul 15, 2020

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• Huawei to be closed out of UK’s 5G infrastructure. Spyware, ransomware, and botnets. The odd case of Data Viper. SAP has a major patch out.

  Jul 14, 2020

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• Presidential authorization for US Cyber Command action. DPRK hacking and internal regime dynamics. TrickBot’s developers. Cybercriminals in the dock.

  Jul 13, 2020

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• Turn challenges into opportunities. [Career Notes]

  Jul 12, 2020

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• Are you running what you think you're running? [Research Saturday]

  Jul 11, 2020

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• The importance of staying up-to-date. Conti ransomware gains as Ryuk fades. Germany warns of Chinese companies’ data collection. Huawei’s fortunes in Canada and UK. Hushpuppi update.

  Jul 10, 2020

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• Coordinated inauthenticity with a domestic bent. Preinstalled malware in discount phones. Evilnum and the Joker continue to evolve. Incidents at FreddieMac and RMC.

  Jul 9, 2020

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• Traditional sabotage at Natanz. CISA’s ICS strategy. DDoSecrets’ server seized by German police at the request of the US. COVID-19-themed phishing infrastructure taken down. Cyberespionage.

  Jul 8, 2020

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